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Got Canine Training is a dog training business in Oxnard, California offering Private Lessons and Board and Train, with published programs from $2,299.
Oxnard • CA • 5.0 ★ (25 Google reviews)
Last verified: Aug 22, 2026
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What they say about themselves
Got Canine Training is led by Leonardo Arcila and serves Oxnard and Ventura County. Leonardo reports more than 22 years of dog-training experience and describes his work as individualized around each dog's temperament, behavior, and owner goals. Services range from foundational obedience and puppy development to behavior work and protection training. The website addresses concerns including leash pulling, jumping, barking, chewing, reactivity, growling, snapping, biting, prey drive, and other challenging behaviors.
Private Lessons are offered through structured obedience packages and customized hourly training. Puppy-focused Private Lessons address crate and potty training, bite inhibition, socialization, manners, leash skills, recall, and adolescent behavior. Board and Train is available in 14-day, 21-day, 30-day, and six-week tiers, progressing from foundational obedience to deeper behavior work and advanced command development. The six-week package also advertises lifetime support, priority access, and VIP workshop access.
Current obedience and Board and Train pages explicitly describe the methodology as science-based, positive reinforcement, force-free, and fear-free, using food, praise, play, and other individual motivators rather than punishment or intimidation. The protection page separately emphasizes trust, control, structured obedience, positive reinforcement, and controlled responses rather than fear or uncontrolled aggression. Got Canine does not offer Group Classes, stating that its obedience model is based on one-on-one instruction.
Got Canine offers Private Lessons for obedience, puppy development, customized behavior goals, and protection work, plus four Board and Train tiers. A free Consultation assesses behavior, goals, lifestyle, and environment before recommending a program. The website explicitly states that Group Classes are not offered.
Board and Train starts at $2,299 for 14 days, $2,999 for 21 days, $3,499 for 30 days, and $5,500 for six weeks. Bootcamp Experience and Obstacle & Enrichment Exercise add-ons are listed at $499 where not already included. Prices for Private Lessons, puppy packages, and protection training are not published.
This 14-day board and train covers a personalized training plan with daily one-on-one training and premium boarding, plus daily progress updates. Optional bootcamp and enrichment add-ons are available for an extra fee.
The dog boards on-site for 14 days and receives daily one-on-one training sessions with progress updates sent to the owner.
Focus: Basic obedience
Duration: 14 days
Includes: Boarding included
This 21-day board and train builds on the foundational program with extended training time, higher-level obedience, and advanced command development.
The dog boards on-site for 21 days with extended daily one-on-one training beyond the foundational tier.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Basic obedience
Duration: 21 days
This 30-day board and train adds in-depth behavioral work and advanced command mastery, with the bootcamp experience and obstacle/enrichment exercises included at no extra cost.
The dog boards on-site for 30 days for intensive behavioral and obedience work.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Aggression
Duration: 30 days
The top-tier six-week board and train includes everything in the comprehensive package plus lifetime support, priority access, and VIP workshop access.
The dog boards on-site for six weeks with ongoing lifetime support offered to the owner afterward.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Aggression
Duration: 6 weeks
Includes: Lifetime support
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Board and Train | From $2,299 per program | 14 days |
| Intermediate Board and Train | From $2,999 per program | 21 days |
| Comprehensive Board and Train | From $3,499 per program | 30 days |
| Ultimate Transformation Package | From $5,500 per program | 6 weeks |
This entry-level puppy package covers potty and crate training basics, bite inhibition, and gentle play skills across ten one-hour one-on-one sessions. Optional add-ons like a bootcamp experience or enrichment exercise can be purchased separately.
The trainer works one-on-one with the puppy in ten scheduled hour-long sessions, with progress updates provided daily.
Best for: Puppy owners dealing with crate issues, biting, or potty accidents.
Focus: Puppy training, Basic obedience, Socialization
Duration: 10 sessions
This mid-tier puppy package builds on the basics with extended socialization around people and other dogs, public leash manners, drop-it and leave-it cues, and help with demand barking, delivered across twenty one-hour sessions.
Twenty one-on-one hour-long sessions build on the basic program's skills with ongoing trainer support.
Best for: Puppies ready to move past foundational training into public etiquette and socialization.
Focus: Puppy training, Socialization, Leash training, Basic obedience
Duration: 20 sessions
This top-tier customizable puppy program adds off-leash readiness, advanced recall, adolescent-behavior proofing, and priority access to the trainer for urgent questions, on top of the intermediate program's content.
Fully customized hourly sessions extend and personalize the training beyond the intermediate package.
Best for: Owners of adolescent puppies wanting advanced skills and priority trainer support.
Focus: Puppy training, Advanced obedience, Recall & off-leash
This entry package teaches basic commands and good manners in ten personalized one-hour sessions, with progress tracking, homework assignments, and daily updates.
Ten one-on-one hour-long sessions delivered on a flexible schedule with real-time feedback.
Best for: Dogs starting their obedience training from the beginning.
Focus: Basic obedience
Duration: 10 sessions
This tier extends the basic package into longer two-hour sessions to allow for deeper learning and advanced command development, with continued guidance.
Ten two-hour one-on-one sessions cover advanced commands beyond the basic package.
Best for: Dogs who have completed foundational obedience and are ready for more advanced work.
Focus: Advanced obedience, Basic obedience
Duration: 10 sessions
A fully customizable hourly training option built around a specific dog's challenges and goals, with flexible scheduling and session lengths.
Session length and content are individually tailored to the dog and owner.
Best for: Owners whose needs don't fit the standard packages.
Focus: Basic obedience, Advanced obedience
Focus: Advanced obedience
| Program | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Puppy Program (Intro Package) | Not published | 10 sessions |
| Intermediate Puppy Program | Not published | 20 sessions |
| Premium Puppy Program | Not published | — |
| Basic Obedience Essentials | Not published | 10 sessions |
| Comprehensive Obedience Training | Not published | 10 sessions |
| Custom Training Solutions | Not published | — |
| Basic Guard & Protect | Not published | — |
Current service pages explicitly describe science-based positive reinforcement with treats, praise, play, force-free methods, and fear-free techniques. Protection training emphasizes trust, control, precision, structured obedience, positive reinforcement, and an off-switch. One protection FAQ uses different "mother wolf" language, so the site's methodology wording is not completely consistent across pages.
Method: Method unclear
Their website describes their approach in general terms without specifying which methods or tools they use.
Certifications: Not specified on their website
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Leonardo reports more than 22 years of dog-training experience. Board and Train includes personalized plans, daily one-on-one training, daily progress updates, and post-training support, with lifetime support advertised for the six-week tier. The website does not publish insurance information, overnight staffing details, or a results guarantee.
Facility: not specified on their website.
Owner visits: not specified on their website.
Video updates: Daily updates
Overnight staffing: not specified on their website.
Insurance: not specified on their website.
Guarantee: not specified on their website.
Waitlist: not specified on their website.
Dogs per trainer: not specified on their website.
Booking: Book online
Price: Their board & train is 38% below the Oxnard midpoint based on published prices.
Reviews: Got Canine Training shows 5.0★ from 25 Google reviews among 1 published Oxnard programs.
Transparency: This listing scores 46 out of 100 (price 36%, program clarity 76%). Certification disclosure is still sparse in this city.
Got Canine Training is based in Oxnard, California and advertises service throughout Ventura County. A public street address, parking information, and accessibility details are not published.
135 Deodar Ave, Oxnard, CA
Friday: 9AM-8PM
Monday: 9AM-8PM
Sunday: Closed
Tuesday: 9AM-8PM
Saturday: 10AM-5PM
Thursday: 9AM-8PM
Wednesday: 9AM-8PM
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